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Best of Both Worlds  Van Halen

Best of Both Worlds -- Van Halen
(transcription from Cherry Lane Music Company)
Key: H - hammer-on P - pull-off
/ - slide-up \ - slide-down
^ - half bend ^^ - full bend
~ - vibrato T - thumb
*** Recording sounds 1/2 step higher
*** Intro ***
[D/F#] [G5] [D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [G] [A] 
 
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 -----3----3----3---3------3----- --0------3------0------2---2----
 -----2----2----0---0------2----- --0------2------0------2---2----
 -----0----0----0---0------0----- --0------0------0------2---2----
 -----0----0---------------0----- ---------0-------------0---0----
 -----2----2----3---3------2----- --3------2------3--------------- 

T T T T
[D/F#] [G5] [D/F#] [G] [A] 
 
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 -----3-------3---3------3------- --0------2---2------------------
 -----2-------0---0------2------- --0------2---2------------------
 -----0-------0---0------0------- --0------2---2---2--------------
 -----0------------------0------- ---------0---0---0--------------
 -----2-------3---3------2------- --3----------------------------- 

T T
(pick w/fingers) G/A D/A G/A D/A G/A D/A A G/A
 
 ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------
 --------------------3--- -3----(3)----3-----3---- -3-----3--2-----------3-
 ------------2---2---4--- -4-----2-----4-----2---- -4-----2--2----2------4-
 ------------2---2---5--- -5-----4-----5-----4---- -5-----4--2----2------5-
 ------------------------ ----0--0--0--0--0--0--0- -0--0--0--0-------0-----
 ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ 

[D/A] [G/A] [A] [A5] [A7sus2] [A] [G/A] [D/A] [G/A] [D/A] 
 
 ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------
 -3--3--3-----3--2-----5- -----0----0-----2------3 -3-----3-----3-----3----
 -4--4--2-----4--2-----2- -----0----0-----2--2---4 -4-----2-----4-----2----
 -5--5--4-----5--2-----2- -----2----2-----2--2---5 -5-----4-----5-----4----
 -0-----0--0--------0---- -0---------------------- ----0--0--0--0--0--0--0-
 ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ 

[G/A] [D/A] [A] [Asus2] [A9] [G/A] [D/A] [G/A] [A] [Asus2]  
 
 ----------------------0- ------------------------ ------------------------
 -3-----3--2----0------0- -3--3--3----3--2----0--- --(0)-------------------
 -4-----2--2----2------0- -4--4--2----4--2----2--- --(2)-------------------
 -5-----4--2----2-------- -5--5--4----5--2----2--- --(2)-------------------
 -0--0--0--0----0--0---0- -0--0--0----0--0----0--- --(0)-------------------
 ------------------------ ------------------------ ----------sl-/14\------- 

(w/pick)
[D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [G] [A] 
 
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 ---------------0---0------3----- --0------3------0------2---2----
 -------2-------0---0------2----- --0------2------0------2---2----
 -------0-------0---0------0----- --0------0------0------2---2----
 -------0------------------0----- ---------0-------------0---0----
 -------2-------3---3------2----- --3------2------3--------------- 

T T T
D/F# G N.C. A(sus2)
 
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 -----3-------0---0-------------- -------------0--------------0---
 -----2-------0---0-------------- --------2----2--------------2---
 -----0-------0---0-------------- --------2----2--------^^----2---
 -----0------------------^P------ ---^----0----0-----^^v------0---
 -----2-------3---3-----2--0----- --3---------------3------------- 

T Let Ring_____
[D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [G] [A] 
 
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 -----3----3----0---0------3----- --0------3------0------2---2----
 -----2----2----0---0------2----- --0------2------0------2---2----
 -----0----0----0---0------0----- --0------0------0------2---2----
 -----0----0---------------0----- ---------0-------------0---0----
 -----2----2----3---3------2----- --3------2------3--------------- 

T T T T
D/F# G N.C. D5 Csus2 A5
 
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 -----3-------0---0----------3--- --(3)------3---3------3---------
 -----2-------0---0----------2--- --(2)------2---2------0------2--
 -----0-------0---0----------0--- --(0)------0---0-------------2--
 -----0--------------0---3------- -------3--------------3--0---0--
 -----2---2---3---3-------------- -------------------------------- 

T Let Ring_______________ PM.
*** 1st Verse ***
[A/C#] [G/A] [D/F#] [A] 
 
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 ---------------------2---3------ ----3------2-------------2------
 --------------2---2------4------ ----2------2----------------2---
 -------------------------5------ ----4------2--------------------
 --------//4--------------------- -----------------3//4-----------
 -------------------------------- -------------------------------- 

I don't know__what I been__livin' on,__ but
[D7sus4] [D/A] [A] 
 
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 ---------2------------------5--- --5--5--------------------------
 -------------2--------------5--- --5--5------4---4-------(2)-----
 -----2/5---------4---O------5--- --5--5------5---5-------(0)-----
 -------------------P------------ ------------5---5--------------- 

it's not enough to fill me up.
[A/C#] [G/A] [D/F#] [A] 
 
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 ---------------------2---3------ ----3------2-------------2------
 ------------------2--2---4------ ----2------2----------------2---
 --------------2----------5------ ----4------2--------------------
 --------//4--------------------- ----0------------3//4-----------
 -------------------------------- -------------------------------- 

I need more_ than just a words can say,
[D7sus4] [D/A] 
 
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 -------------------------------- ------------------------/6-O----
 ---------2------------------5--- --5--5--------------------------
 -------------2--------------5--- --5--5------4-------------------
 -----//4---------4---O------5--- --5--5------5-------------------
 -------------------P------------ ------------5------------------- 

I need ev'rything this life can give me. Hey, hey,
[D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [G] [A] 
 
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 ---------------0---0------3----- --0------3------0------2---2----
 -------2---2---0---0------2----- --0------2------0------2---2----
 -------0---0---0---0------0----- --0------0------0------2---2----
 -------0---0--------------0----- ---------0-------------0---0----
 -------2---2---3---3------2----- --3------2------3--------------- 

T T T T
__ yeah! 'Cause sometimes its not enough
[D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [A(sus2)] 
 
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 -----3-------0---0-------------- --------0----0------------------
 -----2-------0---0-----2-------- --------2----2------------------
 -----0-------0---0-----0-------- --------2----2------------------
 -----0------------------^P------ ---^^---0----0------------------
 -----2-------3---3-----2--0----- --3----------------------------- 

T
Ow!
*** 2nd Verse ***
[A/C#] [G/A] [D/F#] [A] [A/C#] 
 
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 ---------------------2---3------ ----3------2-------------2------
 ------------------2------4------ ----2------2----------------2---
 --------------2----------5------ ----4------2--------------------
 --------//4--------------------- ------------------//4-----------
 -------------------------------- -------------------------------- 

Come on, ba- by, close your eyes, let go.
[D7sus4] [D/A] [A] 
 
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 ---------2------------------5--- --5--5--------------------------
 -------------2--------------5--- --5--5------4--4----------------
 -----//4---------4---O------5--- --5--5------5--5-----------0----
 -------------------P------------ ------------5--5---------------- 

This can be every-thing we dreamed, ah.
[A/C#] [G/A] [D/F#] [A] [A/C#] 
 
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 ---------------------2---3------ ----3------2-------------2------
 ------------------2-(2)--4------ ----2------2----------------2---
 --------------2----------5------ ----4------2--------------------
 --------//4--------------------- ------------------//4-----------
 -------------------------------- -------------------------------- 

It's not work that makes it work, oh
[D7sus4]  
 
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 -------------------------------- ---------------H----------------
 ---------2------------------5--- ---5--4----5--4-5-----4---2-----
 -------------2--------------5--- ---5--5----5--5-------5---3-----
 -----//4---------4---O------5--- --------------------------3-----
 -------------------P------------ -------------------------------- 

no, let the magic do the work for you.__ 'Cause honey,
*** Pre-chorus ***
[Fsus2] [C/E] [Esus4] [E] [Esus4] [E] 
 
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 -------1------------------------ ------5---5-------5-------------
 -------0---0-------0---0-----4-- --4---4---4---4---4-------------
 -------3---3---3---3---2-----7-- --7---6---6---7---6---7/9-(9)\--
 -------3-------3---------------- --------------------------------
 -------------------------------- -------------------------------- 

now, some- thing reached out and touched me.
[Bsus4] [B] [D] [Dsus2] [F]  
 
 -------------------------------- ----------------8--8--8--8---0--
 -x-x--5--5---5--5--4//7---7-7--- -------7--5--x-10-10-10-10--10--
 -x-x--4--4---4--6--4//7---7-7--- -------7--7--x-10-10-10-10--10--
 -x-x----------------------7-7--- -------7--7--x------------------
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 -------------------------------- -------------------------------- 

Now I know that all I want...I want the
*** Chorus ***
[D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [G] [A5] 
 
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 -------3---3---0---0------3----- --0------3------0---------------
 -------2---2---0---0------2----- --0------2------0------2---2----
 -------0---0---0---0------0----- --0------0------0------2---2----
 -------0---0--------------0----- ---------0-------------0---0----
 -------2---2---3---3------2----- --3------2------3--------------- 

T T T T
best of both world. And honey
[D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [A5] 
 
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 -------3---3---0---0--------3--- --------------------------------
 -------2---2---0---0--------2--- --------2----2--------------2---
 -------0---0---0---0--------0--- --------2----2--------^^----2---
 -------0---0----------------0--- -----^--0----0-----^^v------0---
 -------2---2---3---3--------2--- ----3-------------3------------- 

T T T
I__ know what it's worth. If we could have the
[D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [G] [A5] 
 
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 -------3---3---0---0------3----- --0------3------0---------------
 -------2---2---0---0------2----- --0------2------0------2---2----
 -------0---0---0---0------0----- --0------0------0------2---2----
 -------0---0--------------0----- ---------0-------------0---0----
 -------2---2---3---3------2----- --3------2------3--------------- 

T T T T
best of both worlds, /we'd have
\a little bit of
D/F# G N.C. D5 Csus2 A5
 
 ----------------------------2--- --(2)------2---2----------------
 -----3---3---0---0----------3--- --(3)------3---3------3---------
 -----2---2---0---0----------2--- --(2)------2---2------0------2--
 -----0---0---0---0----------0--- --(0)------0---0-------------2--
 -----0---0----------0---3------- -------3--------------3--0---0--
 -----2---2---3---3-------------- -------------------------------- 

T T
/heaven right here on earth,_____ oo! Woo!
\ heaven right here on earth, *** 2nd time to Coda
*** 3rd Verse ***
[A/C#] [G/A] [D/F#] [A] [A/C#] 
 
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 ---------------------2---3------ ----3------2-------------2------
 ------------------2------4------ ----2------2----------------2---
 --------------2----------5------ ----4------2--------------------
 --------//4--------------------- ------------------//4-----------
 -------------------------------- -------------------------------- 

Well,there's a picture in a galley a
[D7sus4] [D/A] [A5] 
 
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 ---------2------------------5--- --5--5---------------------2----
 -------------2--------------5--- --5--5----4--4---4---------2----
 -----//4---------4---O------5--- --5--5----5--5---5---------0----
 -------------------P------------ ----------5--5---5-------------- 

fallen angel, look a lot like you
[A/C#] [G/A] [D/F#] [A] [A/C#] 
 
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 --------------------2--3-------- ----3------2-------------2------
 ------------------2----4-------- ----2------2----------------2---
 --------------2--------5-------- ----4------2--------------------
 --------//4--------------------- ------------------//4-----------
 -------------------------------- -------------------------------- 

We forget where we come from sometimes.
[D7sus4] [D/A] 
 
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 ---------2------------------5--- --5--5--------------------------
 --------------2-------------5--- --5--5-------4---4--------------
 -----//4----------4---O-----5--- --5--5-------5---5-----5/(10)---
 --------------------P----------- -------------5---5-------------- 

I had a dream it was, uh, really you.
*** Pre-Chorus ***
[Fsus2] [C] [Esus4] [E] [Esus4] [E] 
 
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 -------1--1----1---------------- ------5---5---5------5----------
 -------0--0----0---0---------4-- --4---4---4---4------4----------
 -------3--3----3---3---2-----7-- --7---6---6---7------6--7/9~~~~~
 -------3--3----3-----P----3----- --------------------------------
 -------------------------------- -------------------------------- 

Something reached out and touched me.
D.S. al Coda
[Bsus4] [B] [D] [F(maj7)]  
 
 ----------------------------5--- -(5)------------0--0--0---(-0)\\
 ------5--5---5--5--4-4//7---7--- -(7)-----------10-10-10---(10)\\
 ------4--4---4--6--4-4//7---7--- -(7)-----------10-10-10---(10)\\
 ----------------------------7--- -(7)-----------10-10-10---(10)\\
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 -------------------------------- -------------------------------- 

Now I know, oh, all I want... I want the
*** Coda *** Csus2 A5
 
 --(2)------2---2----------------
 --(3)------3---3------3---------
 --(2)------2---2------0------2--
 --(0)------0---0-------------2--
 -------3--------------3--0---0--
 -------------------------------- 

___________________ Yeah!
*** Guitar Solo ***
 
 -------------------------------- ------------------------------^^
 -------^^-10--------12~~(12)\--- -----10------12~~~~----x--15^^--
 ----(9)-------9/11----------/9^^ -(9)----9/11--------------------
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 -----------------H--^ ------P-H--P-P----P-P----P-----------------
 -(15)--(15)~~~--7 10- 10(10)-7-10-7-0-10-7-0--7-0--^^-P----7---^^
 --------------------- ----------------------9-----9(9)-7---7--9--
 --------------------- -----------------------------------9--7----
 --------------------- -------------------------------------------
 --------------------- -------------------------------------------
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 --------------P-----T-------T--- -----T-------T--P---------H-----
 ---(9)--12~~~---9--14(14)\\\12-- -(12)\\\9----12--9-------7-9----
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 -------------------------------- -------------------------------- 

H T P ^ P H
 
 -----7-10-12(12)-10(10)7----TP^^ P-H----T----P-^^--P-------------
 ----^^^-----------------10-20-10 -7-10-12(12)-10(10)7-^^----P-H^^
 (9)----------------------------- --------------------9---(9)-7-9-
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 ---------H-^^----------T-P---T-- --------------------------------
 -(9)~~--7-9------(9)---12-9--14- -(14)~~~~~(14)\-----------------
 -------------------------------- ---------------\----------------
 -------------------------------- ----------------\---------------
 -------------------------------- -----------------\-------------- 

(pick w/fingers) G/A D/A G/A D/A G/A D/A A G/A
 
 ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------
 ------------2---2---3--- -3-----3-----3-----3---- -3-----3--2----2------3-
 ------------2---2---4--- -4-----2-----4-----2---- -4-----2--2----2------4-
 ------------2---2---5--- -5-x-x-4--x--5-x-x-4-x/- -5-x-x-4--2----2------5-
 ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------
 ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ 

[D/A] [G/A] [A] [A7sus2] [A] [G/A] [D/A] [G/A] [D/A] 
 
 ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------
 -3--3--3-----3--2-----0- --(0)---------x-2--2--3- -3-----3-----3-----3----
 -4--4--2-----4--2-----0- --(0)---------x-2--2--4- -4-----2-----4-----2----
 -5--5--4-----5--2-----2- --(2)---------x-2--2--5- -5-----4-----5-----4----
 ------------------------ ----------------0--0--0- -0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-
 ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ 

[G/A] [D/A] [A] [Asus2] [G/A] [G/A] [D/A] [G/A] [A] [A7sus2] 
 
 ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------
 -3-----3--2-----0-----3- -3--3--3----3--2----0--- --(0)-------------------
 -4-----2--2-----2-----4- -4--4--2----4--2----0--- --(2)-------------------
 -5-----4--2-----2-----5- -5--5--4----5--2----2--- --(2)-------------------
 -0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0- -0-----0--0------------- ------------------------
 ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ 

Wo!_______________________
*** 4th Verse *** (still pick with fingers)
[A] [G] [D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [A] 
 
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 ----2---2---3---3--------3------ -3------3------3-------3----2---
 ----2---2---4---4--------2------ -4------2------4-------2----2---
 --------2---5---5--------4------ -5------4------5-------4----2---
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 -------------------------------- -------------------------------- 

Uh, you don't have to die and go to heaven, uh,
[G] [D/F#] [G] [A] [A7sus2] 
 
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 -----2---------3---3---3---3---- ------3---2------2-----0-----0--
 -----2---------4---4---4---2---- ------4---2------2-----0-----0--
 -----2---------5---5---5---4---- ------5---2------2-----2-----2--
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 -------------------------------- -------------------------------- 

or hang around to be born again.
[A] [G] [D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [A] 
 
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 ----2---2---3-3----------3------ -3---------3------3------3--2---
 ----2---2---4-4----------2------ -4---------2------4------2--2---
 ----2---2---5-5----------4------ -5---------4------5------4--2---
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 -------------------------------- -------------------------------- 

Just tune in to what this place has got to offer, 'cause
[G] [D/F#] [G] [A] [A7sus2] 
 
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 -----2---------3---3---3---3---- ------3---2------0--------------
 -----2---------4---4---4---2---- ------4---2------2--------------
 -----2---------5---5---5---4---- ------5---2------2--------------
 -------------------------------- --------------------------------
 -------------------------------- -------------------------------- 

we may nev-er be here a- gain! Ow! I want the
*** Chorus *** (with pick)
*** and finishes similar to intro ****

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A A(sus2) A/C# A5 A7sus2 A9 Asus2 B Bsus4 C C/E D D/F# D7sus4 Dsus2 E Esus4 F F(maj7) Fsus2 G G5
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